How much do you tip?
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There's some self-reliant conservative in you yet!
Oh Scat...
I usually tip 20%, a little less if the service is really bad. Take-out is tough. I tip usually a dollar for take-out from The Philadelphian on my $8 order. I've never tipped the dish guy. Am I supposed to?
Anyway, a number of years ago I went to a restraurant that I thought was Beto's style only to find out that it was a sit-down. I decided I'd sit, since I was already there. The girl asked me for my drink and never brought it. She asked what she could get for me later and I said my drink. At least three other times I asked her for my drink. Never came. I went to the front to pay (she was the cashier) and she asked if I wanted to leave a tip on the card, to which I told her no. Later I checked my statement and she had applied a tip.
Edit: also failed to mention that I was the only person in the restaurant.
Anyway, a number of years ago I went to a restraurant that I thought was Beto's style only to find out that it was a sit-down. I decided I'd sit, since I was already there. The girl asked me for my drink and never brought it. She asked what she could get for me later and I said my drink. At least three other times I asked her for my drink. Never came. I went to the front to pay (she was the cashier) and she asked if I wanted to leave a tip on the card, to which I told her no. Later I checked my statement and she had applied a tip.
Edit: also failed to mention that I was the only person in the restaurant.
freakazoid
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Tipping is for suckers. I prefer dine-n-dash. How 'bout 20% of nothin', you sons a bitches.
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The Thriller
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Cafe Rio. Never have tipped there...
UGLI baby
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Yup, thats why all restaurants are profitable and never go out of business.
Easy money.
The Thriller
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One last interesting tidbit when it comes to working in a restaurant....
Whether you're a manager, busser, server, etc....
Breaks.
On weekends and holidays you rarely get breaks. Often, restaurants will have nearly their entire staff (all managers, cooks, etc) on. That means, that often the guys who open are still on even until later at night. At popular restaurants employees can work between 8-14 hrs. I know of a few servers who have even hit the 15 hr mark. mangers typically can find some time to get a break in the "dead" part of the weekend/holiday between 3-5. It still sucks because I'm sure they'd rather be with their families instead of crapping away an entire fri/sat/sun/2/3/3of3 away. However... Your underlings often do not have that luxury. Many might get a 10-15 hr "break" to hurry and stuff some bread, soup, salad, or soup down before they have to get back to work.
This might sound harsh... And it is... It sucks... But that's what restaurant employees go through.
A year or so ago when I worked on a restaurant on Saturdays, I typically worked 10-13 hrs on Saturday without any break. It sucked.
We helped to prep the food, served during our shifts, and then had to clean up the restaurant.
Most of your college kids working these shifts do so because they need them. What alternative is there? Working a damn telemarketing job? Many take out student loans too. So it's not like you can support yourself or your family with these jobs. And not everyone uses student loans to go chill with friends in Hawaii or Vegas.
Oh, and doing that prep work isn't a change in salary. For the time spent doing prep work they're still only making $2.13 an hr. So if they are required to be 30 mins or an hr or 2 hrs early, they essentially work for free... Same thing when cleaning the restaurant.
Again, you may want to consider these things next time you're in a restaurant.
Whether you're a manager, busser, server, etc....
Breaks.
On weekends and holidays you rarely get breaks. Often, restaurants will have nearly their entire staff (all managers, cooks, etc) on. That means, that often the guys who open are still on even until later at night. At popular restaurants employees can work between 8-14 hrs. I know of a few servers who have even hit the 15 hr mark. mangers typically can find some time to get a break in the "dead" part of the weekend/holiday between 3-5. It still sucks because I'm sure they'd rather be with their families instead of crapping away an entire fri/sat/sun/2/3/3of3 away. However... Your underlings often do not have that luxury. Many might get a 10-15 hr "break" to hurry and stuff some bread, soup, salad, or soup down before they have to get back to work.
This might sound harsh... And it is... It sucks... But that's what restaurant employees go through.
A year or so ago when I worked on a restaurant on Saturdays, I typically worked 10-13 hrs on Saturday without any break. It sucked.
We helped to prep the food, served during our shifts, and then had to clean up the restaurant.
Most of your college kids working these shifts do so because they need them. What alternative is there? Working a damn telemarketing job? Many take out student loans too. So it's not like you can support yourself or your family with these jobs. And not everyone uses student loans to go chill with friends in Hawaii or Vegas.
Oh, and doing that prep work isn't a change in salary. For the time spent doing prep work they're still only making $2.13 an hr. So if they are required to be 30 mins or an hr or 2 hrs early, they essentially work for free... Same thing when cleaning the restaurant.
Again, you may want to consider these things next time you're in a restaurant.
Beantown
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Its pretty simple. Make yummy food in a good location.
jazz_fanatic
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20-25%
I've never had a sandwich delivered to me, but probably the same.
I tipped our taxi driver 25% yesterday because he had some major road rage and it scared me.
Also consider the fact that a lot of servers have to tip out.
I worked at a restaurant where we had to tip out 30%, which was complete bull since I was bussing, hosting, serving, and prepping some of the food
I've never had a sandwich delivered to me, but probably the same.
I tipped our taxi driver 25% yesterday because he had some major road rage and it scared me.
Also consider the fact that a lot of servers have to tip out.
I worked at a restaurant where we had to tip out 30%, which was complete bull since I was bussing, hosting, serving, and prepping some of the food
Only a little bit.